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>>president obama is a very pable, very skillful psident. >> my ima of president obama ipretty good. becau from the skin color perspective, he's black. >> erall i'm not very satisfied. because rectly, for example, with the fincial crisis,bama has engaged in rade protectionism in the interestof his own country's economic growth >> whaissue in the u.s.-china relatis do you thk is most worth paying attentioto. >> i tnk it's the taiwan queson. taiwan belongs to the chine people. we'll never give her . she's part of chinse territory. she's a member of our famil but amica is always selling her weapon we finthat hard to understand. and to adjust t balance between countries. r example, north korea, pakistan, al qeda. all kinds of proble. co to china, coordinate thin a little. >> obama cominto china, i think it's mainly iended to help the u.s. econy. doest he need chinaa to kep buying u.s. debt. think that's the reason he's here. but from the rspective the environme, and new sources of energ i think obamand china will make progress. because this is a pic chinese aders also care about. >> if y
>>president obama is a very pable, very skillful psident. >> my ima of president obama ipretty good. becau from the skin color perspective, he's black. >> erall i'm not very satisfied. because rectly, for example, with the fincial crisis,bama has engaged in rade protectionism in the interestof his own country's economic growth >> whaissue in the u.s.-china relatis do you thk is most worth paying attentioto. >> i tnk it's the taiwan queson. taiwan belongs to the...
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>>> tonight on "rldfocus" -- >>> preside obama in jan. the chging relationship of an assertive,ew japanese leader stes outis ground. >>> wi jobs in thebalance, the british gornment tries to deal with arowing backlash over immigtion. > pakistan unr atta. th latestdeadlybombing shows that not en the cntry's spy agency issafe. >>> how acountry richin culture d history is gog afte tourist welme to iraq. >>> from the worls leadin reporters and anysts here' what's hpening around the world. this is "wldfocus."uc=cíz major supporhas been provided by rosli p. walter and the peter g. petern foundation, dedicated to proting fiscal respsibility and addressing key economic challenges fang amica's future. additional funng is provided by theollowing supporters >>> held sloe good evening. i'm daljit aliwal. when president obama arrived in japa today on the fit stop of his first trip to asia, heame ce to face with a man not unlike himself. a new leader wh swept into office on a prome ochange. includinasserting greater independce in dealing with the unit
>>> tonight on "rldfocus" -- >>> preside obama in jan. the chging relationship of an assertive,ew japanese leader stes outis ground. >>> wi jobs in thebalance, the british gornment tries to deal with arowing backlash over immigtion. > pakistan unr atta. th latestdeadlybombing shows that not en the cntry's spy agency issafe. >>> how acountry richin culture d history is gog afte tourist welme to iraq. >>> from the worls leadin reporters...
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otr issues override president obama and help peoplfeel about esident obama. tavis: presint obama went to new jersey two or three timesto campaign for jon corzine. what do w read into that? >> he h -- two things. he went there. that meant he thought he had a etty good chance of winning. the whiteouse was certainly aware theyid not want to be i a situatio where theyost three races lasnight. there is t third upstatenew york congressional ra. from theolitical point of view, it means the president invested some of his political capital anto winning this ra in new jersey d governor corzin lost. par othat is, w much does th matter? peopleare buzzing aout it and patting around in circl. here is the real-life, possible impact. president obamof the next montand a half or the next six months will be goingo congre and asking democratso cast toh votes on issue like climatecontrol and also on health care. he probably lost a littleit of clouwhen he goes to moderate mbers who were already worried about casting votes on some of these thgs. ere wl say, you did not do much good
otr issues override president obama and help peoplfeel about esident obama. tavis: presint obama went to new jersey two or three timesto campaign for jon corzine. what do w read into that? >> he h -- two things. he went there. that meant he thought he had a etty good chance of winning. the whiteouse was certainly aware theyid not want to be i a situatio where theyost three races lasnight. there is t third upstatenew york congressional ra. from theolitical point of view, it means the...
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>> charlie: welcomto the broadcas we begin with a w documentary abt president obama proced by t actor edwar nortonnd the writers aremy rice and aliciasams. >> it's not about how much of obamado we get tsee but the movement a the structure of the campgn and the iernal piece that history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bough his book and i read itnd you know, he ha iredible sto and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first africanmerican president and thought it would make great documentary. >> there was alst a sereipity to the campaign and occurred within him and - it was the right campaign for the right person at the right time and there's like an elent simplici to it all and geniusehind it. >> charlie: d the basketball coach from the uversity of noh carolina, roy williams. >> i loved going on the road. i love having the majority of people n being for us, cheering agast us. the national championshipame this year i detroit wh us against michigan state,72,000 people and ,000 were from north carolina and thether 65 were from michigan sta and a talked to tom wat
>> charlie: welcomto the broadcas we begin with a w documentary abt president obama proced by t actor edwar nortonnd the writers aremy rice and aliciasams. >> it's not about how much of obamado we get tsee but the movement a the structure of the campgn and the iernal piece that history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bough his book and i read itnd you know, he ha iredible sto and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first africanmerican president and...
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>> well -- barack obama has a problem. that isn understatement. >> he has an afghan govement that is an unworthy partner. he has karza who is -- whose brother is arook, corrupt involved in e hern busess. he has tmake a decision about what general mcchrystal has recommended, and all signs indicate that weillee something ong the lines of mcrystalite, wch is noto give t 40,000 troops by -- >> it reminds me of 72 in south etnamhen the presint ran for reelection, only ther was nobodto rungainst him, that slan w "choose the one, the only one." >> can you have confince in karzai's government? >> it is diminishing on the part of the british. pre minister gordon brown made clear that the troops -- >> by a single military offir -- snd familiar? >> tt thereere certain tts that had been met and probably cannot be met by this afghan governme of corruptioand opennessnd reform. buit is a way of great britain leavg afghanistan. >> well, gordon brown saidhis weekend thate is not leaving, that there is commitment tt they cannot walk away fr
>> well -- barack obama has a problem. that isn understatement. >> he has an afghan govement that is an unworthy partner. he has karza who is -- whose brother is arook, corrupt involved in e hern busess. he has tmake a decision about what general mcchrystal has recommended, and all signs indicate that weillee something ong the lines of mcrystalite, wch is noto give t 40,000 troops by -- >> it reminds me of 72 in south etnamhen the presint ran for reelection, only ther was...
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obama. smiles d flatteryhis weapons to preach their defenses. throughout his visit, he had been kept far from ordinary chinese people. chinese and tight dia control kept many of his messagesrom rching the people. >> our relationship used to be focuse just on economic issues. it is now standing for ahole host of glob issu. >> there was litt coon ground on many major issues. like their huge trade imbalances andhe nuclear program. they did come closer on cmate change. not far from beijg, president obama visited this windfar both sidesaid ey would try to work togethero get a climate change deal in copenhagen next month. cna is taking sps to tackle the issue. th will he italled more wind turbineshat america to generate cleannergy. theyre alrey doing more than america to combat climate change. the president's' idea is to have a better working relationship. what inot clear is who will pay for all. also it is not clear if china is omfortable taking a bigger role on the global stage as prident obama
obama. smiles d flatteryhis weapons to preach their defenses. throughout his visit, he had been kept far from ordinary chinese people. chinese and tight dia control kept many of his messagesrom rching the people. >> our relationship used to be focuse just on economic issues. it is now standing for ahole host of glob issu. >> there was litt coon ground on many major issues. like their huge trade imbalances andhe nuclear program. they did come closer on cmate change. not far from...
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." >> barack obama says the u.s. and chinacan cooperate, b he delivers an uncomfortae mesge, too, aut free speech. on patrol with the police in mexicos the drug a siation has s deadliest days. anwe may need t triple aid to our culture. welcomeo "bbc world news." coming up later for you -- anjo plays] on the road againthis time to deliver her memoi. but there -- but is ther more to jt -- to this than just plugging a book? and at an exhibitwith an important message. ♪ presidentbama's visit to china is arguab his most siificant officia trip yet. a day into it, he has stresd again thatthe u.s. and chi and need not be adversarie that the wod would benefit from their cooperation. and in a town hall styl event live o tv, he told chinese students thatree-speech is a universal right. when he died with china' president -- president --hen he dined wit china's president, his ssage was moreiplomatic. >> he is here to say lcome to the rise of a new power in the eat, barack oba wantshina as a partner, t our arrival. -- not a riva
." >> barack obama says the u.s. and chinacan cooperate, b he delivers an uncomfortae mesge, too, aut free speech. on patrol with the police in mexicos the drug a siation has s deadliest days. anwe may need t triple aid to our culture. welcomeo "bbc world news." coming up later for you -- anjo plays] on the road againthis time to deliver her memoi. but there -- but is ther more to jt -- to this than just plugging a book? and at an exhibitwith an important message. ♪...
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nonetheless, not all soh koreans were happy about esident obama's visit. severalemonstrations to place protesti ameca's military involvement in ghanistan and its hardine towards nortkorea. before leavin south korea, president oba spoke before so of the 28,500 u.s. troops stationed there. south korea isome to the tird largespermanent overseas contingent of amerin troops, the result of the korean war me 60 years ago. >>> let's take closer look now how the obama administratn isackling the thony issuef north korea's nuclear progra joining is leon seagul of the social scice research council in new york. thank you for comi on the program. >> thanks. >> the president sa today that is going to be sending an envoy to northorea as early as xt month. how significant that? >> that's very signifint and it's vy good news becae the only wawe can fix the north korean problem ishrough negotiation. anthe sooner the negotiations get under way, the sooner we ge to see what the north koreans want in return r stopping eir nuclear programs first, diantling them, dismantling thei
nonetheless, not all soh koreans were happy about esident obama's visit. severalemonstrations to place protesti ameca's military involvement in ghanistan and its hardine towards nortkorea. before leavin south korea, president oba spoke before so of the 28,500 u.s. troops stationed there. south korea isome to the tird largespermanent overseas contingent of amerin troops, the result of the korean war me 60 years ago. >>> let's take closer look now how the obama administratn isackling the...
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so president obama in his e position now saying we need two tracks with irn. we're going tocontinue to tray to get thm to agree to this nuclear deal tat they've been backing away from but meanwhile, we're gointo start in on sanctions the chine, who get about 5% of tir oil from iran, said nothing about sactions. and they said very little bout north kore and it's sort of the same ssue there. gwen: speking of north kor, one of the stop on this tri wasouth korea with the w government whatid we see about tht retionship? and were there an clues as to whether -- you kno what that tes us about the trategy with north korea? >> the president must ave been really appear to sow up in south kore because thiswas the one part ofthe trip were everybody was in erfect accrd. you have a rlatively new year-old governnt in south kore the prevus government of sou korea, who tragicay committed suicide a numer of months ago, had alwaysbeen at odds wit washingt, was always undercutting in wasington's view any fforts to santion north korea. the new south korean governnt has taken a oug
so president obama in his e position now saying we need two tracks with irn. we're going tocontinue to tray to get thm to agree to this nuclear deal tat they've been backing away from but meanwhile, we're gointo start in on sanctions the chine, who get about 5% of tir oil from iran, said nothing about sactions. and they said very little bout north kore and it's sort of the same ssue there. gwen: speking of north kor, one of the stop on this tri wasouth korea with the w government whatid we see...
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wee waitinto hear what esident obama has to say. described the election is this wk as msy, quite an understatement. e hope is he's being tougher in private. the bush administratn enabl rzai for all of thos years. president bush, everyone said, was st of the deskfficer for afghanistan, he keptelling theme was doing a heck of a jobover there. question now is whether karzai thinks h owns us or getshe idea tt perhaps we're not going to be in for the long haul if he doesn't clean up hs act. >> right. you lived for many yearsn the united kingdom. give us a sense of th kind of dete being held there. ere was poll yesterday sang an extraordinary numr of brish people who were polled, 73%, are now in favor of british troops being pulled out of afghastan. i mean, of course thisomes on thwake of an increang killingf british forces. do you see afghastan being something that t united states is going t be perhaps having to look at, look after solely within, say, a year? >> it's getting ther and it's surprising for two reass. one, the btish are, let
wee waitinto hear what esident obama has to say. described the election is this wk as msy, quite an understatement. e hope is he's being tougher in private. the bush administratn enabl rzai for all of thos years. president bush, everyone said, was st of the deskfficer for afghanistan, he keptelling theme was doing a heck of a jobover there. question now is whether karzai thinks h owns us or getshe idea tt perhaps we're not going to be in for the long haul if he doesn't clean up hs act. >>...
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we begin with a nedocumentary aboupresident obama produd by the actor edward norton a the writers are a rice and alicia sams. >> it's not about how much of obama we get to e but the movement andhe structure of the campai and the intnal piece ofhat history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bought his book and i read it a you know, he has an incdible story and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first african-arican president and i thought it would make areat documentary. >> there was almo a serendity to the campaign and it occurred within him and -- it was the right campaignor the right person at the rightime and there's like an elega simplicityo it all and a genius bind it. >> charlie: anthe basketball coach from the unirsity of nortcarolina, roy williams. >> i loved going on the road. i love havingthe majority of people not being for us, cheering again us. the national championship ge this year in detroit wit us against michigan state, 72,000 people and 700 wererom north carolina and the oer 65ere from michigan state and a talked to tom watson before t ryder
we begin with a nedocumentary aboupresident obama produd by the actor edward norton a the writers are a rice and alicia sams. >> it's not about how much of obama we get to e but the movement andhe structure of the campai and the intnal piece ofhat history that's now occurred which is he got elected. >> be the i bought his book and i read it a you know, he has an incdible story and a thought, wow, this guy could be the first african-arican president and i thought it would make areat...
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obama wanted something different. e option was to add 30,000 o more troops to take on the taliban in targeted, keareas. the otr three ranged from a small influx of forces to th 4000 general mcchrystal has asked r. the eventsn the u.s. could add to the pressure on ahan presint hamid karzai, after his default re-eltion earlier this mont secretary of state hillary clinn underscored that point today, during a stopn the ilippines. >> we're lookg to president karzaias he forms a new government, to takaction that will demonstrate-- n to the internional community-- but first and fomost to his own people, that h second term will spond to the needs that are so manifest. an i think the corruption iss reallgoes to the heart of whether theeople of afghistan feel that the govement is on their side, is working for tm. d in london, nato secretary general anders fogh rasmuss echoed t need for building trust in the afghan govnment. >> we need what i will cl a new contra between the international community and he government in kabul th
obama wanted something different. e option was to add 30,000 o more troops to take on the taliban in targeted, keareas. the otr three ranged from a small influx of forces to th 4000 general mcchrystal has asked r. the eventsn the u.s. could add to the pressure on ahan presint hamid karzai, after his default re-eltion earlier this mont secretary of state hillary clinn underscored that point today, during a stopn the ilippines. >> we're lookg to president karzaias he forms a new government,...
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itturns out that what movates barack obama. not surprising uess he thought coming o of the 2008 campaign that this is fuamentally a different kind of politician. he is a movement politician. rather than a mor convential variety. >> ros is he more likely to disapint those who had ch highspirations or is he more likel to persuade them thate has to deal in a litical world and he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he fac a task of constant education. meaning thate haso pursueis objectives realistically. he does have to. li all presidents sort of test what the mark will ar. but also maiain that connectionthat very powerful connection he establisd in 2 008 with a generation of democrats at isestless, impatient, that doe't want to be blt -- another bill clinn style democrat in e white house. bill clinton represented t defense brand of litics. we have to watch outor 'll be cast -- we'll be branded as outf the mainstre, out of step to liberal. that is at the kind of politics tt bill clton represente i think this neration of d
itturns out that what movates barack obama. not surprising uess he thought coming o of the 2008 campaign that this is fuamentally a different kind of politician. he is a movement politician. rather than a mor convential variety. >> ros is he more likely to disapint those who had ch highspirations or is he more likel to persuade them thate has to deal in a litical world and he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he fac a task of constant education. meaning thate haso...
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what wedon't kno is how ig a voice hehas witpresident obama. ybe he wants trops in just certain areas. one of thethings stan mcchstal said is all th sounds like a ot when outalk abt counterinsuency, exactly likehis plan. what hewants to d is go into the population enters and ut down theoutposts and they're already moving. >> what is kerry saying he thinks t number is? >> somwhere between 10 and 40,000mentd gwen: wheter it's for or against, it's all bout legitimaly. >> right. gwen: thanks, everyone we'll be keeping an eye onhat health care te and on any desion-making involving afghanistan. ep track of daily developments every night on e "newshour and keep track of us o facebook or senduestions for our bcast extra through our web site, pbs.org/washingtonek. and we'll see you right re next week on "shington week. good night. >> eve thursday get preview of our topics and panel with our "wasngton week" email alerts aailable online a pbs.org. >> corporate funding for "whington week" isrovided -- >> i vunteered. >> i was draft. >> i enlisted. >> i was
what wedon't kno is how ig a voice hehas witpresident obama. ybe he wants trops in just certain areas. one of thethings stan mcchstal said is all th sounds like a ot when outalk abt counterinsuency, exactly likehis plan. what hewants to d is go into the population enters and ut down theoutposts and they're already moving. >> what is kerry saying he thinks t number is? >> somwhere between 10 and 40,000mentd gwen: wheter it's for or against, it's all bout legitimaly. >> right....
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so president obama in his th position now ofsaying we need two tracks with ira. we're going to ontinue to tray to get the toagree to this nuclear deal tht they've been backing away from,ut meanwhile, we're going o start in on sanctions. the chinese, who getabout 15% of the oil from ira, said nothing about santions. and they said ve little about north korea,nd it's sort of the same isue there. gwen: speang of north korea one of the stopsonthis trip was uth korea with the ne government. at did we see about that relationship and were thereany clues asto whether -- you kow, what that tells us about the strategy wih north koa? >> the president mt have been really appear toshow up in south koea, because this was the one part f the trip where everybody was perfect acord. you have a relatively new year-old governme in south korea. the previo government of south rea, who tragicall committed suicide a numb of months ago, had always en at odds with washington was alays undercutting in washngton's view any eorts to sancon north korea. the new south krean governmet has taken
so president obama in his th position now ofsaying we need two tracks with ira. we're going to ontinue to tray to get the toagree to this nuclear deal tht they've been backing away from,ut meanwhile, we're going o start in on sanctions. the chinese, who getabout 15% of the oil from ira, said nothing about santions. and they said ve little about north korea,nd it's sort of the same isue there. gwen: speang of north korea one of the stopsonthis trip was uth korea with the ne government. at did we...
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. >> presiden obama announs his strategy fo afghanistan. britain confirmed it is sending 500 more troops. of low for global investors. -- a blow for global instors concerninthe debts of bai world. very wm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast for o viewers on pbs iamerica and around the globe. my namis mike embley. ming up later for you -- in portugal, it looks that it will be likely to allow same-s marriages. and crumbling n is grabs -- manusipts left bind in timbuktu. hello tyou. si decades aft the second worl war, at could behe last major nazi war crimes trial has started in muni. johemjanjuk was born in ukraine and is now 89 yrs old. he's accus of helpin lead ousands of pple in to the gas chambers in pond. his family and then say he is too frail to face justice. our coespondent is in court. >> he is accuse of mass murder, but he could nt even walk into the courtroom. 89-year-old john demjanjuk went to trial today, as photograers crowded around him. it felt more li a freak ow than a war crimestrial. >> it was like the fit day when the w
. >> presiden obama announs his strategy fo afghanistan. britain confirmed it is sending 500 more troops. of low for global investors. -- a blow for global instors concerninthe debts of bai world. very wm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast for o viewers on pbs iamerica and around the globe. my namis mike embley. ming up later for you -- in portugal, it looks that it will be likely to allow same-s marriages. and crumbling n is grabs -- manusipts left bind in timbuktu. hello...
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leader of the world's largestdemocracy, india, heads to washingn for important talks with president obama. we'll tell you what to expe. >>> we'll ke y to germany, where new immigrants are being asked to sn contracts coitting them to western values. what about trying th idea here? >>> d remarkable pictures fr the de. new species are discovered that may change the way you think about lifender the seas. >>> from the world's leading reports and analysts, here's what's hapning from around the world. this is "worfocus." major suppt has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peteg. peterson foundati, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsility l and addressing key econoc challenges facing americs future. and additional fding is provided by the followg supporters -- > fweeng good evening. i'm martin savidge. i'll be here all week. we begin tonight with a country that has ben under the rar, at is crial to american foreign policy. th country is india. already with more than a billion people a expected to overtake cha as the world's st populous nation in the next 20 year india's ime ministeranm
leader of the world's largestdemocracy, india, heads to washingn for important talks with president obama. we'll tell you what to expe. >>> we'll ke y to germany, where new immigrants are being asked to sn contracts coitting them to western values. what about trying th idea here? >>> d remarkable pictures fr the de. new species are discovered that may change the way you think about lifender the seas. >>> from the world's leading reports and analysts, here's what's...
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obama would in fact atte the globaclimate change conference in denmark next mth. in a statement, the ite house indicated the predent was "prepared to t on the table" s. emissions reduction targets, beginning with 17% ut from 2005 levels by 2020. the cuts would grow to: % by 2025; 42% by 2030 and 8 by 2050. thostargets are in line with thelimate legislation passed in ju by the u.s. house. a sene bill-- which is still being debated-- cas for a larger,0% cut, by 2020. congress would also ha to ratify a treaty that results from e meeting. the aouncement comes as he european union has caed on the u.s. and china to lay out emissionargets at the talks, contenng that delays by the two largest emitters of greenhouse gasesere hampering glob efforts. but cha's climate envoy said today the onus shld be on developed couries, like the u.s. >> what developed untries shouldo is to take serious action on whether they he been true in words and rolute in deeds in order toolve this problem whi was caused by them. >> reporter: the oginal hope was that the conrence would result in a ne
obama would in fact atte the globaclimate change conference in denmark next mth. in a statement, the ite house indicated the predent was "prepared to t on the table" s. emissions reduction targets, beginning with 17% ut from 2005 levels by 2020. the cuts would grow to: % by 2025; 42% by 2030 and 8 by 2050. thostargets are in line with thelimate legislation passed in ju by the u.s. house. a sene bill-- which is still being debated-- cas for a larger,0% cut, by 2020. congress would also...
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prident obama alsobrgh up with the dai lama,he a exiled leader of tibet. beyond a show of goodill and a prome to work o big issues, no breakthrous were reported. but in tonight's "leadfocus," we wt to show you how the issue was cvered by theenglish language cnnel of chinese ate television. >> reporter: presint hu jintao has met with barack obama in beijing. they haveledged fortronger cooperion and to findore mm ground deite their differces. their discusons also focused on global challengesndhe wod economy has a solid recove. >> ts is the third formal meetingetween pesident ji andao barack obama this year th the interests of e world'sargesteveloping and develed nations. the two countries have enyed success inheir cooperation over the pas 30 years. the relationship g off to a positive srt afterthe u.s. preside president. oba aimed to fulfill his commments to work with the rest o the rld. china being the largest holder of u.s. dt and one of the only nation that has not been severely affected by the global economic dowurn is a country that washington increasin
prident obama alsobrgh up with the dai lama,he a exiled leader of tibet. beyond a show of goodill and a prome to work o big issues, no breakthrous were reported. but in tonight's "leadfocus," we wt to show you how the issue was cvered by theenglish language cnnel of chinese ate television. >> reporter: presint hu jintao has met with barack obama in beijing. they haveledged fortronger cooperion and to findore mm ground deite their differces. their discusons also focused on global...
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resident obama took the stage athe white hoe with the vising indna prime minister. they agreed to strengthen cooperation are ran of issues. but how much does india matter to the united states? her's our special correspoent in washington. >> india's leadersre still assessing their iortance to prsidentbama, and there is sense of nostalgia for the last president, george w.bush, who ended a decades-long ban on nuear trade. today there is scrutiny of the langue used and body language. india has been split -- praised as indispensable today welcing ceremonies were intended to speak to the time and money being lavisd on china and pakista >> i csider him a wise lear who was helped unleash india's exaordinary economic growth. he is a man of honesty and integrity. i respect him. i trt him. i happily acceptis gracious invitation to visit india next year. >> it w a meeting of minds on the futur direcon of our relations. was deeply invested -- deeply imprsed by president obama's strong commitment to the indi u.s. strategy partnersh. >> areements were announced on climate change,
resident obama took the stage athe white hoe with the vising indna prime minister. they agreed to strengthen cooperation are ran of issues. but how much does india matter to the united states? her's our special correspoent in washington. >> india's leadersre still assessing their iortance to prsidentbama, and there is sense of nostalgia for the last president, george w.bush, who ended a decades-long ban on nuear trade. today there is scrutiny of the langue used and body language. india...
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another prsing issue for esident obama: afghanistan. the whe house said today the united states will not be in afghanisn for another eight or nine years. that word as the admistration lays t groundwork for presidt obama's announcement on tueay of a new war rategy. darren gersh takes a look at question many are asking: w much will the w strategy cost. and what will it mean fothe economy? >> reporter: in ir and afghanistan total ending is on pace to hit $1rillion by the enof the 2010 budget year. our annual defen spending has not been this high since world war ii. but weighed agait our gross domestic product the broest measure of economiactivity anthony cordesman, aadviser to thstate department and pentagon saythe wars in afghistan and iraq are not an undue burden. >> with two wars a that includes still an iraq efft ich is much more expensive than the afghan fort, the burden on the amican economy is a little over 4% whicis much lower than it was durin most of the coldar. reporter: to date, the war afghanistan has cost t nation $227 bilon.
another prsing issue for esident obama: afghanistan. the whe house said today the united states will not be in afghanisn for another eight or nine years. that word as the admistration lays t groundwork for presidt obama's announcement on tueay of a new war rategy. darren gersh takes a look at question many are asking: w much will the w strategy cost. and what will it mean fothe economy? >> reporter: in ir and afghanistan total ending is on pace to hit $1rillion by the enof the 2010 budget...
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>> well, obama himself... >> charlie. >> ros john, rst, go ahead. >>ell, i don't tnk that they would thinkhat they need a fundamental coection. i have tsay, these appraisals-- ne of them i particully disagree with- stke me as far toomphatic and far too stark. the rt of establiment policy team he brout in with him, i think there's asonable case to be made that they did whever problems remain, overt financial meltdown and iyou were to sp back from aonger range d say, well, y know, averting a financial meltdown within your rst month orwo in office, that's a ptty large historical achiement if the economy does recover more robustly in terms ofjobs, they'lget a lot ofredit for that. it's striking, just a yea later they'reetting very little credit for that. as messy as the process is, someti in the winder the odds overwhelmingly favor that ey will get some kind health care rorm will which will dramatically expand coverage. and that's a substantial achievement. so i think se of the dgments should be taken wh a grain of salt, just a tat, anyway. >> rose:laug
>> well, obama himself... >> charlie. >> ros john, rst, go ahead. >>ell, i don't tnk that they would thinkhat they need a fundamental coection. i have tsay, these appraisals-- ne of them i particully disagree with- stke me as far toomphatic and far too stark. the rt of establiment policy team he brout in with him, i think there's asonable case to be made that they did whever problems remain, overt financial meltdown and iyou were to sp back from aonger range d say, well,...
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>> the thi that makes me thk of wilson when i think of obama is thatike obama wilsoname into power with a very clear destic agenda. and his domestic agen a obama's dostic agend shared one thing in coon. they were attets to rescue american capitalism from the robber barrons. and that sense there is a very great silarity beeen the two of them. d they both are gradually becoming ercome by t fact that the ited stes doesn' exist onl within self. it has a enormous role in the world. and it's ability to manage that ro has been most weak in the muslim world. obama undetood that and so he made that very important step fm the beginning of saying that heas going to chan the relationship. but followi that decollaration th action has been ver difficult because he put his emphasis first of all on israeli settlents. and sohe decided to go head on with the most ideaological determining factor in iseli politics. he was n able to tn nathaniaaround. and for me, the biguestion is y is it at und obama the ited states cannot he that instant influence o iael unle presiden eisenhower who went after theuezrisis
>> the thi that makes me thk of wilson when i think of obama is thatike obama wilsoname into power with a very clear destic agenda. and his domestic agen a obama's dostic agend shared one thing in coon. they were attets to rescue american capitalism from the robber barrons. and that sense there is a very great silarity beeen the two of them. d they both are gradually becoming ercome by t fact that the ited stes doesn' exist onl within self. it has a enormous role in the world. and it's...
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it rns out that is what motites barack obama. not surprising unls he thought coming outf the 2008 campaign that this is fundentally a different kind of politician. he is a movement politician. ther than a more convention variety. >> rose:s he more likely to disappot those who had su high airations or is he more likely to persuade them that hhas to deal in a potical worldnd he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he faces aask of constant education. meaning that h has t pursue h objectives realistically. does have to. like allresidents sort of test what the market will be. but also maintn that connection, at very powerful connection he establishein 2 o 008with aeneration of democrats th is rtless,impatient, that doesnant to be blun-- another bill clintostyle democrat in thwhite house. bill clinton represented the defensivbrand of potics. we have toatch out wel be cast -- we'll be branded as out o the mainstreamout of step to liberal. that is what the kind of politics thabill clinn represented. i think this geration of dem
it rns out that is what motites barack obama. not surprising unls he thought coming outf the 2008 campaign that this is fundentally a different kind of politician. he is a movement politician. ther than a more convention variety. >> rose:s he more likely to disappot those who had su high airations or is he more likely to persuade them that hhas to deal in a potical worldnd he can't be what they want him to be? >> i think he faces aask of constant education. meaning that h has t...
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obama has a very difficult situation. he should have had this cogitation period back in the campaign when he tried to settle himself wi hillary clinn and whether toget more out of afghanistan, and now there no sy way out. >> where do you think he will fall? >> e decisn makes no easy ou, obama tries to in the middle onmost issues, i on't mean that in the most critical sense, but if we n't beef the forces, wecould be sending a bad message to afghanisn. if he buds up the forces to much, he may raise expectations and leave an uglexit down the road. >> do you think therhas to be some timelineiven? >> timelines are bencarks, one of the o willemerge. ifhe wants to take the blame for this prlem and put on her's shoulders. eikenrry's cable is helpl in that part, he says to put the target on karzai. >> as he goes to other areas, one problem of the host is th ey were in afghanistan and not focused on asia >> think ey will hear from oba that he's got more of a balanced agenda, buhas this fear that he will get sucked up on something d
obama has a very difficult situation. he should have had this cogitation period back in the campaign when he tried to settle himself wi hillary clinn and whether toget more out of afghanistan, and now there no sy way out. >> where do you think he will fall? >> e decisn makes no easy ou, obama tries to in the middle onmost issues, i on't mean that in the most critical sense, but if we n't beef the forces, wecould be sending a bad message to afghanisn. if he buds up the forces to...
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steve chow, al jaera. >>> for more on presint obama's vit to china and s./china relation we're joined byamie metzl. he's the executi vice president the asia society here in new york. jamie, good to see you again, welcome back to the prram. >> thank y. pleasure to be here. >>et's talk about the prident's trip to china. it comes at aime that china is relishing its growing global importce, as we just wñ÷+÷ig in that story, as a matter fact. what does this mean f the united states? the united states and chi are nowrbgÑ inextricablylinked. anything that the unid states nts to do in the internatiol arena, it nes chines engament and chinese support. the same is true for chin since our fates are tied togeth, the united states will have to ink differently about how it exercises its power and influence around the wld and china andhe united stes are going to have to bepartners. >> what'st the root of the mistrust? >> there's trustnd there's mistst. with the mistrust, there's t challenge th the united state is in some ways a stat quo powe the united state has been
steve chow, al jaera. >>> for more on presint obama's vit to china and s./china relation we're joined byamie metzl. he's the executi vice president the asia society here in new york. jamie, good to see you again, welcome back to the prram. >> thank y. pleasure to be here. >>et's talk about the prident's trip to china. it comes at aime that china is relishing its growing global importce, as we just wñ÷+÷ig in that story, as a matter fact. what does this mean f the united...
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something president obama s keen to reassure him of. america's bn behind jan's rise sce the end of wrld war ii, providing it wth defense in exchange for a stratic lnch d at the heart of asia. t that relationip has be strained by growing resentmts over the continuing u. presence and even bee outing americ protests near a controversia abbey. it's pa of a sense u.s. per slippi. >> sinc the end of the cold wa there's been some aten wation of u. influence insia, in part becausef the rise of cna and india, but also because the u.s. has bee so preocpied with other parts othe world and certainly or the last eight years of the bush ainistration th the war on terr and the iraq, afghistan, and so forth. i think generally theu.s. presence in asia has receded over the last years. >> that's given way to china to expa. inese is now the langge of trel wth more visited than ever, flooding in for the sites, sounds, and high-end shopng. >>here is a lot of opportuty in china to gather money, earn money, me business. >> how much have y and your friends spen
something president obama s keen to reassure him of. america's bn behind jan's rise sce the end of wrld war ii, providing it wth defense in exchange for a stratic lnch d at the heart of asia. t that relationip has be strained by growing resentmts over the continuing u. presence and even bee outing americ protests near a controversia abbey. it's pa of a sense u.s. per slippi. >> sinc the end of the cold wa there's been some aten wation of u. influence insia, in part becausef the rise of...
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anothepressing issue for president obama: afghanist. thwhite house said today the united states will not bin afghistan for another eight or nine years. that word as thedministration la the groundwork for prident obama's announcement onuesday of a new war strategy. darren gersh takes a looat a question many are asking: ho much will the nestrategy cost. and what will it mean for e economy? >> reporter: in iraqnd afghanistan total spding is on pace to hit $1 tllion by the end the 2010 budget year. our annual defensepending has not been this high since wor war ii. but weighed ainst our gross domestic product theroadest measure of ecomic activity anthony cordesma an adviser to the state department and pentagonays the wars in ghanistan and iraq are not a undue burden. >> with two wa and that includes still an iraqffort which is much more expensi than the afgn effort, the burden on thamerican economy is a little over 4% ich is much lower than it was ding most of the ld war. >> reporter: to date, the r in afghanistan has co the nation $227illio
anothepressing issue for president obama: afghanist. thwhite house said today the united states will not bin afghistan for another eight or nine years. that word as thedministration la the groundwork for prident obama's announcement onuesday of a new war strategy. darren gersh takes a looat a question many are asking: ho much will the nestrategy cost. and what will it mean for e economy? >> reporter: in iraqnd afghanistan total spding is on pace to hit $1 tllion by the end the 2010 budget...
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>>he was awesom michelle obama washe be. ni lay. ♪ the teacher is person in your nghborhood ♪ >> reporter: bob mcgrh is one of theriginal human cast members and ss the program survived an onslaught of tv charactersying for children's attention. >> it's a bunny eat bunny world out there. there tremendous competition. it's reallyhard, i think, it's challenging to stay focuseon what your miion is. reporter:he show has expanded well beyond t united stes and is a genuine international hit. now broadcastn morehan 140 untries. and whillearning to count and spell a core part of "sesame street." its day-to-day lsons can literally mean the difference between fe and ath. >> a child washes their hands, then a child will be protected om disses. "sesame street" is teaching them to do tht. if a child can rd, then they have such a greater shot a succs in life. >> can you imagine what the world would look like as betterpce? >> reporter:he show has shied away from culturally sensitive or taboo subjects. they meetith leaders and find out w
>>he was awesom michelle obama washe be. ni lay. ♪ the teacher is person in your nghborhood ♪ >> reporter: bob mcgrh is one of theriginal human cast members and ss the program survived an onslaught of tv charactersying for children's attention. >> it's a bunny eat bunny world out there. there tremendous competition. it's reallyhard, i think, it's challenging to stay focuseon what your miion is. reporter:he show has expanded well beyond t united stes and is a genuine...
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presidt obama today defended the timhe's taking to decide on afghan war strategy. heold reporters in japan he's trying to make the best ssible choice, wheit comes to sending more u.s. troops. >> think they are direcy invved in what's happenin in afghanisn. those who areecognize the gravity of t situation a recogze the importance of us getting this rigt. >> lehr: the u.s. has urged nato nations to send more of their own troops afghanistan. today, british pme minister brown said he's trying to persuade aied nations to send another 5,000 soldiers. said, "britain will be part of that." mora among u.s. soldiers in afghanistan has fallen, as fhting increases. it'smproving for those in iraq. the u.s. army reportethose findings today, bad on surveys earlr this year. it alsfound a shortage of mental heah workers for those who need help. the accuseft. hood shooter, major nidal han, may be paralyzed from theaist down. his lawyer saitoday that hasan told him he hano feeling in his legs and extreme in in his hands. the ar psychiatrist was shot four times during e attack last we
presidt obama today defended the timhe's taking to decide on afghan war strategy. heold reporters in japan he's trying to make the best ssible choice, wheit comes to sending more u.s. troops. >> think they are direcy invved in what's happenin in afghanisn. those who areecognize the gravity of t situation a recogze the importance of us getting this rigt. >> lehr: the u.s. has urged nato nations to send more of their own troops afghanistan. today, british pme minister brown said he's...
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>> what does the obama administration believe is an appropriate use of rendition? >> the - what know so far is th the obama administration intends continue the process of rendition, but were hopeful that it wille not rendition to rture, but, rather, rendition to criminal trial. >> you mean extraordinary rendition is off the table, that's not goingto happen? >> well, weave reason to belie that the obama administration will not alwing the cia, will not be allowing any of its operatives to tnsfer individualso countries where they m be subjted to torture. but rendition, are old, will continue to criminal prosecuon in various countries that the individual may besent to. >> should thenited states be rendering terror suspects to overse justice? what's the point of it? >> the unid states shouldn't be renderinganyone anywhere unless is pursuant to a judicial process in the country in which the rson was picked up. every indidual on the planet has a right toe free from arbiary detention. andifou are denied judicial press at the point of pture, then that's a dnapping and it sh
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. >> we are ready for a contrition from president obama beyond "weead up." it somehowit. >> well, he is really carefu with his lguage. he really,s a lawyer, but said it in a very lawyerly way, and he tends to be choosing very precise wor. >> am not necessarily saying that -- both obama a bush had very good speech writers. iave watched bush just stumbling around before he got to the speec i once was inermany and he s not doing well. when he got the speech,t w very good becse he read it wellnd he was comfortable. when he had thateleprompter, head a degree of comfort that he wouldot have had otherse. d obama does bh he alws has a teleprompter, and he seems quite comfoable without it at the press conferences there is a big teleprompter that is close to a shield. he reads the first few remar even athey sound quite informal of that, but then he is into questions and he on his own and heoes just as well. >> rht. >> so he i naturally articulate. i wonder, though, whether he will leave us with any great rases that will go down in story. i do nothink he has yet. >> ri
. >> we are ready for a contrition from president obama beyond "weead up." it somehowit. >> well, he is really carefu with his lguage. he really,s a lawyer, but said it in a very lawyerly way, and he tends to be choosing very precise wor. >> am not necessarily saying that -- both obama a bush had very good speech writers. iave watched bush just stumbling around before he got to the speec i once was inermany and he s not doing well. when he got the speech,t w very...
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whawe don't knw is howbig a voice he has with president obama. maybe he wants troops i just certain areas. one o the things stan mhrystal said is all this sounds like alot when you talk abou counterinsurgncy, exactly like is plan. what he wants to do is gointo the populion centersnd cut down the outposts and theye already mving. >> wt is krry sayi he inks the number i? >> omewhere etween 10 an 40,000 mentd gw: wether its for or against, it's ll about legitimately. >> right. gwen: thankseveryone. we'll be keepingn eye on that heth care vote and on any decision-making involvg afghanistan. keep track of daily developments everyight on the "newour and keep tra of us on facebo or send questions for our webcast extra througour web site, pbs.org/shingtonweek. and we'll see u right here nexteek on "washington week. good night >> everythursday get a preiew of our topics andpanel wth our "ashington week" email alerts vailable online at pbs.org. >> corporate funding for "wasngton weekis provided by- >> i volunteered. >> i was drafted >> i enlist. >> i was n
whawe don't knw is howbig a voice he has with president obama. maybe he wants troops i just certain areas. one o the things stan mhrystal said is all this sounds like alot when you talk abou counterinsurgncy, exactly like is plan. what he wants to do is gointo the populion centersnd cut down the outposts and theye already mving. >> wt is krry sayi he inks the number i? >> omewhere etween 10 an 40,000 mentd gw: wether its for or against, it's ll about legitimately. >> right....
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president obama has phod him and warne him that corruption must be tkled. the latestrom washington in just aoment. first the bbc's ian pal from kabul. >> it's cost mllions of punds and dozens of livesto get to th moment. and i came in a small, packed room on the outskirts of call bu. >> we declare that mr. hamid kari has gotten the majority votes in t first round and he is the only candidate for the cond roun of elecons of afghanian in 2009, be declar as elected pesident of afgnistan. >> the head of the election board was -- with questns about fraud, crruptions and hw a man who won less than half the votes could be president again. >> e you not embarrassed by e way this process has been conducted? >> embarrassed? yes? >> because you've been force to widraw a second round. >> tt was a duty. the constituency - >> worldeaders have rushed to congratulate hamid kari, but he emerges weaker than ever, in charge of a countr more divid an dangerous than at any point inthe last eigh years. >> the country ws not really, d i want to say that please check in yourountrie
president obama has phod him and warne him that corruption must be tkled. the latestrom washington in just aoment. first the bbc's ian pal from kabul. >> it's cost mllions of punds and dozens of livesto get to th moment. and i came in a small, packed room on the outskirts of call bu. >> we declare that mr. hamid kari has gotten the majority votes in t first round and he is the only candidate for the cond roun of elecons of afghanian in 2009, be declar as elected pesident of...
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>>usie: why the focus on jobs, now, from presint obama? >> i think there are probay two things that have happened that have turned the wte houss focus a lile bit me toward jobs than it s just a few weeks a. first, obviously, the employment report la week wasery diffult, and with the unemploymentate, in particular, pushing through 10%, th was clearly something that caht the white hoe's attention. the other, possibl slightly less important factor was the fact that we w election results st wee which were n veryositive for the mocrats and certainlyighlights the politil risk they run going into next year's elections. >> susie: sohat do you think is going to come out of this jobs suit? do y think there is just going to be an extensn of t same polies that the administration has be using up til now? or will there actually beome new -- big new ideas? well, i think s far we've really assed that most of the additionalstimulus we wouldee iseally more an extension of exting picies, but the fact that we are nowalking about a jobs summit, possib, accordi
>>usie: why the focus on jobs, now, from presint obama? >> i think there are probay two things that have happened that have turned the wte houss focus a lile bit me toward jobs than it s just a few weeks a. first, obviously, the employment report la week wasery diffult, and with the unemploymentate, in particular, pushing through 10%, th was clearly something that caht the white hoe's attention. the other, possibl slightly less important factor was the fact that we w election...
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yesterday, preside obama issued this warning-- >> we have begun discussions with our intertional paners out the importance of having conseqnce consequences that the dual track proach requires iran to get a clea message, that when it fails to take advantage ofhese oprtunities, that in fact, it is not making itself more secu, it's makgtself less secu. >> unsaid wa the threatf sanctions. a step that ma believe would be ineffective witht the support of russia andchina. william dowell gofrthe nuclear talkfor glal post om geneva switzerlan >> it is really brinksmanship. the sanctions,fter you use that, what do you do aterwards? e sanctionsctually may pl intohe has of the haliners in iran. >> speaking inerlin today the head of the international atomic energy agency idicated that an agreement could ill be ached. >> i would hope definite that we will get angreement before e end of the year. wh i think a number of partners ve indicated, that, yoknow, th would like to give iran an opportunityo -- you know, to engage until the enof the year. i wouldhate to s that we are moving back to sanctions. >>
yesterday, preside obama issued this warning-- >> we have begun discussions with our intertional paners out the importance of having conseqnce consequences that the dual track proach requires iran to get a clea message, that when it fails to take advantage ofhese oprtunities, that in fact, it is not making itself more secu, it's makgtself less secu. >> unsaid wa the threatf sanctions. a step that ma believe would be ineffective witht the support of russia andchina. william dowell...
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they chanted, "oba, obama, you are either with them,r with us." in washington, a white house spokman called for an end to violee against the demonstrators. at the sameime, the president said in a statent the u.s. sks better relations with the iranian government the u.s. supreme court will decide whether prosecurs who frame defdants can be sued for damas. the justis heard arguments today involving o men in iowa who served5 years for a murder they dinot commit. their lawyers argued o prosecutors fabcated evidence and ached witnesses. the prosecutors have claid absolute immuny. they warn that allowg suits fo damages might unleash a torrent of similar sts nationwide. a concted rapist in cleveland was ordered he without bond today, aer 11 corpses were found at his home sinclast wek. anthony well appeared in court under avy security. he faces five charges of aggravated murder and e charge of re. investigats continued working at thhouse today. they plan to tear do interior walls to search for re evidence, and possib more bodi. some ofhe victims had been
they chanted, "oba, obama, you are either with them,r with us." in washington, a white house spokman called for an end to violee against the demonstrators. at the sameime, the president said in a statent the u.s. sks better relations with the iranian government the u.s. supreme court will decide whether prosecurs who frame defdants can be sued for damas. the justis heard arguments today involving o men in iowa who served5 years for a murder they dinot commit. their lawyers argued o...
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in viinia, he distanced himself om barack obama and he lost. so you can te any interprtation you want. the analysis of th eltion is the mood of the cotry. it has not cnged. the 2009 election wasike the 2006 election like the 2008 electio and that is people a so disgued and disenchanted and really angry about a gornment they feel that doesn't listen tohem, that is controlled by specia interests, a they thin shington stinks and couple with tha the book end of that is a hot tillity toward,-- hostility toward, theame is rigged favor of wall street. and so you've got those tn hostilities fueling it. the ins rules. the outs w. if i were inn going in 10 in this kindof mood and clima i would be scared stiff. >> but12 months ago barack obama came in, people turned out. he won a convcing margin over the republican john mccain. what has happen to all tha well, i guess thisnot totally in distinion to what mark said but to take two populations, first on the left young ople and minoritys who came out to vote, a lot of those people are disenchante because the
in viinia, he distanced himself om barack obama and he lost. so you can te any interprtation you want. the analysis of th eltion is the mood of the cotry. it has not cnged. the 2009 election wasike the 2006 election like the 2008 electio and that is people a so disgued and disenchanted and really angry about a gornment they feel that doesn't listen tohem, that is controlled by specia interests, a they thin shington stinks and couple with tha the book end of that is a hot tillity toward,--...
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however, it was michle obama and herold strapless dress th were the talk of the town. the dress was a little bit o its own diplomac made by the inan-born designer na eer naee . and the first la sported traditnal indian bales on her left arm. >>> tomorrow the resence of mbai, india, will oerve a d annersary. it will one year sie a group of terrorts went on a city-wide killing spre there which left 166 people dead. the terrorist plotas long believedo have been hatchedn pakist. and today, pakistanifficials charged seven men in pakistan with planning that attack. dan nolan of al jazeera engsh remembers the day in t folling report, which inudes survllance camera video of the early moments of thettack. >> reporter: it was three days of violencehat engulfed india's most populousity and gripped thettention of the world. on recently released to t public, this secury camera vision shows the horrifying realityf just one chapte o the mumbai attacks. 31 of the 166 peopleictims died here at t luxury taj mahahotel. the video shows gunmen going room to room, kicking ors, lookg for hos
however, it was michle obama and herold strapless dress th were the talk of the town. the dress was a little bit o its own diplomac made by the inan-born designer na eer naee . and the first la sported traditnal indian bales on her left arm. >>> tomorrow the resence of mbai, india, will oerve a d annersary. it will one year sie a group of terrorts went on a city-wide killing spre there which left 166 people dead. the terrorist plotas long believedo have been hatchedn pakist. and today,...
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obama did not me the alleged gunman, major nidal has. but he insistedustice would be one. >> it may be hard to corehend the twisted logic that led this tragedy. but this much we do know-no faith justifies these murders and craven act no just and lovingod looks upon them with for. for what heas done, we know that the killer wi be met with justice, in thiworld and the net. >> rerter: the president spoke in turn about each of those killed. and later, t crowd stood silently as, by traditio the unit's roll was called, including the names of the 1 six the dead worked in the medic field, as did major hasan, an army psychirist. 62-year-old tired chief warrant officer michael hill was assisting wi physical exams en he was shot. and 51-year-d cuss he ll seiger specializing in post traumatic stres disoer. a psychiatric nurse out to o to iraq for a yearand eutenant colonel and eutenant colonel juanita warman was also headedo iraq. she s a military physician's assistant, 55 yearsld. six others were preparinfor combat tours, including staf sergeant ju
obama did not me the alleged gunman, major nidal has. but he insistedustice would be one. >> it may be hard to corehend the twisted logic that led this tragedy. but this much we do know-no faith justifies these murders and craven act no just and lovingod looks upon them with for. for what heas done, we know that the killer wi be met with justice, in thiworld and the net. >> rerter: the president spoke in turn about each of those killed. and later, t crowd stood silently as, by...
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that s very different for barack obama. he's essentially sai this is a decision i had beer focus on. i'd bett get a lotf sources of advice. think he's asking the questio that johnson did not ask. hnson should have said was vietnam necessary to w the cold war? how longouldmericans support it? how well do outsiders do in fighting a war in vinam? and what would behe cost? one final thing. johnson had his old mentorn t senate richar russell. mr defense. very cnservative. haish. he to him in private don't go into vinam. we don't needo go there. not necessary. if we go in, he said, it's going to take ten years and kill 50,000 americans. we won't wi what would our lis be le today if johnson hadeard hat advice and taken it. >> woruff: is there anything another prident did righ that this president may study something. >> absolutely. franklin roosevelt in 1941 was ying to move thnation to fiht against htler and the imperialapanese. and the interesting ing is barack obama as recently as last aust called afghanistan a necessary war in
that s very different for barack obama. he's essentially sai this is a decision i had beer focus on. i'd bett get a lotf sources of advice. think he's asking the questio that johnson did not ask. hnson should have said was vietnam necessary to w the cold war? how longouldmericans support it? how well do outsiders do in fighting a war in vinam? and what would behe cost? one final thing. johnson had his old mentorn t senate richar russell. mr defense. very cnservative. haish. he to him in private...
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started way earlier, certainly in theast eight yearbefore president obama took office. we haveocial security pblems coming on but the financial crisis turbo charged ings with all the debt wes took on all the stimulus to fight the crisis. >> rose: and the probm is we lack the politicalill to do what? >> we lack the politic whether to cut spending. the democrats want to tax 5% of the ople to pay for evything, the republicans don't want to tax anyone. a lot of our expenditures are not very flexible. they're things le defense, interest pments, old age entitlement paymentsnd maybe 75% of it. need to raise taxes significantl and if t world looks at us and sees we're not willing to do it, they're going to charge higher interest rat. it hasn't hi yet, but that mont will come. >> rose: you say we're tendi do this an that moment wil come. in the nextfive yea? ten years this s this mome of truth for thunited states economic system going to ce... >> well, things are hard to call t my sense is five to ten years. >> re: we have five to ten years to do somethingbout the deficit inmeri
started way earlier, certainly in theast eight yearbefore president obama took office. we haveocial security pblems coming on but the financial crisis turbo charged ings with all the debt wes took on all the stimulus to fight the crisis. >> rose: and the probm is we lack the politicalill to do what? >> we lack the politic whether to cut spending. the democrats want to tax 5% of the ople to pay for evything, the republicans don't want to tax anyone. a lot of our expenditures are not...
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as presint obama weighs his options in afghanistan, a strong voice of dissent has emerged allenging the american coander in afghanistan's call for anoth 40,000 tops for the war fort. he isthe u.s. ambassador to afghantan, karl eikeerry, anhe says that only10,000 t 15,000 moreorces should be committed. eikenberry is al a formerop commandein afghanian and he says most of those ext troo shld be used not incombat, but to train t afghan army. today, the head of nto also emphasizedraining the afghan army and police. and tohat end, he said th nato allies arelso pledging to send more troops. >> if we left ghanistan behind, terrorism could esily spread from afanistan through central asia andurther and destabilize pakista a nlear power. that wou be a very, very dangerous situation. and i think all governments realize the wayahead is transition tafghan lead so that we can handle responsibility to them. >> in the meantime, there is also ather iss that permeates just about any conversation about commting more troop it is the perceptio andhe reality of widesead corruption infg and that is oulead focu
as presint obama weighs his options in afghanistan, a strong voice of dissent has emerged allenging the american coander in afghanistan's call for anoth 40,000 tops for the war fort. he isthe u.s. ambassador to afghantan, karl eikeerry, anhe says that only10,000 t 15,000 moreorces should be committed. eikenberry is al a formerop commandein afghanian and he says most of those ext troo shld be used not incombat, but to train t afghan army. today, the head of nto also emphasizedraining the afghan...
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the timi may not fit th what president obama wanted,ut there waa big step. >> nm, thank you very much. >> jim: inther news today -- >> lehr: in other news today, wall reet shot higher after 20 ading nations agreed over t weekend to continue econoic stimulus efforts. the dow jones industal average gained 203 points to closnear 10,227. the nasdaq rose 41 ints to closet 2154. iraq haset a date for national ections, next january 21. on sunday, parliant approved a l needed to organize the voting afr weeks of deadlock. today the electoral comssion set the acal date. anmajor delay in the elections could havslowed the u.s. ilitary pullout. so today, the u.s. army reported two helopter pilots were killed yesterday in a crash. there was no indicaon of hostile fire. americans acced a senior prosecutor in iran accused ree ericans of espionage today. thehree have been held since july. relativ said they were hiking in iraq and accidentally styed across the bord into iran. inermany today, secretary of state clinton called for thr immediate release. >> we believetrongly that here is no evidence toupp
the timi may not fit th what president obama wanted,ut there waa big step. >> nm, thank you very much. >> jim: inther news today -- >> lehr: in other news today, wall reet shot higher after 20 ading nations agreed over t weekend to continue econoic stimulus efforts. the dow jones industal average gained 203 points to closnear 10,227. the nasdaq rose 41 ints to closet 2154. iraq haset a date for national ections, next january 21. on sunday, parliant approved a l needed to...
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presumly, obama will, too. but th is tinkering arnd the edges. but let's e clear about this -- afghantan is a war of oice. people are going to lookt this not just any chance of what health care does -- not just in terms of what health care does, b afghanistan. a foreign venture -- >> it is a lot eier getting in then getting o. >> president oba himself said this is not ancient historybut the war of necessi. >> hhas not saidhat he is gog to do. people see the country in chao, a cris economically. they believe, and i think rightly so, that we re put the by the practices of big banks and wall street the policies of the federal governnt -- they see the policies of the federa governnt bailing out the banks and wall street. they see the elites of shington and new york takin care of ea other while others struggle. >> and wh's worse, the banks are not lending. the bas that have been bailed out by t taxpayer are not lending. >> one in fo american homeowners zero mo on their houses than the housesre worth -- o more on their houses that houses are worth greg
presumly, obama will, too. but th is tinkering arnd the edges. but let's e clear about this -- afghantan is a war of oice. people are going to lookt this not just any chance of what health care does -- not just in terms of what health care does, b afghanistan. a foreign venture -- >> it is a lot eier getting in then getting o. >> president oba himself said this is not ancient historybut the war of necessi. >> hhas not saidhat he is gog to do. people see the country in chao, a...
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his just days before present obama visits tokyo. japan has decidedto endits nal refilling mission in support of the u.s.-d efforts n afghanistan. britain's pri minister has aplogized publicly to a grieving mother whose son died in afghanistan. jace jan's has described gordon brown's letter as a hastily scrawled iult. >> ts was the y theation's auish abouthe war in afghanian got painfuly personal. the day the prime minister, voice huy, eyeslistening, tried tlimit the damage done by a carelessly written letter to a grieving mother. >> i wanted to say during that conversion with her bu thought i real could not doo because i did not know her, that when there is a personal loss as deep and as immediate as she has expiencedit takes time to recover. that loss can never replaced. you ha got to takevery day at a ti. >> and emotional goon brown said he had alogized for a letter that brought her nt comfort but oense. >> i think people know m well enough to kow that it would never be myntention by carelessness or by a faure to cause any ief to
his just days before present obama visits tokyo. japan has decidedto endits nal refilling mission in support of the u.s.-d efforts n afghanistan. britain's pri minister has aplogized publicly to a grieving mother whose son died in afghanistan. jace jan's has described gordon brown's letter as a hastily scrawled iult. >> ts was the y theation's auish abouthe war in afghanian got painfuly personal. the day the prime minister, voice huy, eyeslistening, tried tlimit the damage done by a...
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of ster card and vi cards expects the level of bad loans stay high through next year. >> paul: the obama administration's foreclosure relief plan is picng up steam. a nereport shows one in five eligible homeowners isow getting help. as of e end of last month, more than 650,00borrowers had signed up for loan modications with the makg home affordable program. that's enough people tfill the new dall cowboys stadium. eight time >> susie: tonighs commentator sa his friends to the north could be hungry for s. banks. he's howard green, anchor of canada's business ws network. >> don't bsurprised if your neighborhood banis being given thonce-over by a canadian bank. after suiving the crisis with zero cash from government, canada's big banks are sitng pretty on enormo capital cushions thr tier one capital ratios, which regutors watch like hawks, are at uble digits. banks hereave always kept them hi, d usually above the required level of 7%. but double digs? royal ba of canadas now sits at 12.9%. so the question is, what wl they do with a that capital? shareholde here love their didends, and not on
of ster card and vi cards expects the level of bad loans stay high through next year. >> paul: the obama administration's foreclosure relief plan is picng up steam. a nereport shows one in five eligible homeowners isow getting help. as of e end of last month, more than 650,00borrowers had signed up for loan modications with the makg home affordable program. that's enough people tfill the new dall cowboys stadium. eight time >> susie: tonighs commentator sa his friends to the north...